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"Revolutionary Girl Utena" (or, "Shoujo Kakumei Utena") is a manga written by Chiho Saito. It was later adapted into both a TV anime series and a film directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara.

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Revolutionary Girl Utena is a shoujo manga written by Chiho Saito. It was later adapted into a TV anime series and a movie by Yoji Enokido and Kunihiko Ikuhara. The main protagonist, Utena Tenjou, faces multiple challenges as she defends her title as the owner of the "Rose Bride".

  • Revolutionary Girl Utena manga, written by Chiho Saito, 1996
  • Revolutionary Girl Utena anime, written by Yoji Enokido and directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara, produced by J.C. Staff, April 1997
  • The Adolescence of Utena movie, written by Yoji Enokido and directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara, produced by J.C. Staff, 1999

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Why does Miki keep pulling out a stopwatch?

I'm currently on episode 10 of Revolutionary Girl Utena, and I've noticed that at certain points someone (most likely Miki, if I'm not mistaken) will pull out something that looks like a stopwatch or a counter. (This happens in the beginning of…
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Why didn't Utena get involved in the council's duels sooner?

In the first episode of Revolutionary Girl Utena, a teacher says "You won't make a fool of me again this semester", which indicates that Utena is not new to the school. I'm rewatching the show, and my memories of the show assumed she was a transfer…
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In Revolutionary Girl Utena, what is the metaphor of Nanami's egg?

Ikuhara had said it would be better if we didn't know, but I want to know. What is the meaning behind Nanami's egg? Especially when she wakes up from an apparent dream, and finds a smashed egg in her bedsheets.
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Where is the translation of "Dona Dona" from?

In episode 16, what appears to be a Japanese translation of "Dona Dona" plays twice -- once where Nanami has a dream where she, like the calf in the song, is sent away to her death, and once right after Utena removes the cowbell. I know that there…
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Why is Galactic Railroad mentioned in an Utena duel song?

In episode 12 of Revolutionary Girl Utena, part of the chorus song for the Tenjou-Touga duel is: Oh, dance! Your dream, three of the seven wonders of the world, carried here on the Galactic Railroad. Now, I'm assuming that means this Galactic…
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Why is Utena able to beat other duelists?

Every duelist is an expert on a different sword art (kendo, fencing, etc.), but Utena isn't, so she shouldn't be able to beat them. That being said, there's the prince's image that falls from the castle into her, before she wins. Is that image why…
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In Revolutionary Girl Utena, what's the power to revolutionize the world?

I made this question before but since a single answer won't suffice, I have broke it down into different post as suggested by other users. TL;DR: I'm tring to understand the story, not the analogies. So, What is the power to bring revolution? Is it…
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What is the meaning behind the changing frame in the Nemuro Memorial Hall elevator?

During the Black Rose Saga, as each candidate reveals their deepest hostilities and fears the frame in the elevator changes from Butterfly > Cocoon > Caterpillar > Leaf The butterfly is what the frame is when the elevator starts to move down, most…
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